Thomas Gries - European University Association

History and Development
At the end of the 1980s RWTH Aachen University decided to create a
pattern to foster interdisciplinary activities:
The “Interdisciplinary Forums”.
In 1988 the first Interdisciplinary Forum with the thematic priority on “Space
Research” was established.
Up-to-date there are six Forums, which cover the following topics:
Environmental Science,
Life Sciences,
Information Technology,
Technology and Society,
Material Science,
Mobility and Transport.
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